Mutual Funds

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INVESTING ETFS FEB 16, 2012
What advisers should know about ETF model portfolios

This fund's dividend hunting ground is the Russell 3000
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 15, 2012
This fund's dividend hunting ground is the Russell 3000

Smaller but equally attractive dividend payers, often offering the additional boost of faster capital appreciation, can be found in the Russell 3000, said Paul Hogan, co-manager of the $175 million FAM Equity Income Fund.

Why does bratwurst capital have the best mutual funds?
INVESTING ETFS FEB 14, 2012
Why does bratwurst capital have the best mutual funds?

Milwaukee boasts some of the top managers in the business; 'happy here in my ignorance'

Advisers on Pimco's Total Value ETF: Yawn
INVESTING ETFS FEB 14, 2012
Advisers on Pimco's Total Value ETF: Yawn

Say exchange-traded version of flagship fund lacks leverage, costs more; 'tool in their toolkit' missing

'New World' for BlackRock with first retail ad campaign
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 14, 2012
'New World' for BlackRock with first retail ad campaign

Asset manager launches branding program today; targets the 'inadequate 60/40 portfolio'

Stable value funds make hay off puny money fund rates
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 14, 2012
Stable value funds make hay off puny money fund rates

J.P. Morgan to revamp its stable value fund; Pimco to launch new offering next month

INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 13, 2012
Fee decline in target date funds likely to persist

Target date fund fees have been declining year by year and basis point by basis point, and more cuts seem likely

Done deal: Mutual Fund Store sells stake to Warburg Pincus
INVESTING RIAS FEB 08, 2012
Done deal: Mutual Fund Store sells stake to Warburg Pincus

The Mutual Fund Store, one of the largest RIA firms in the industry, has inked a deal to sell a controlling stake in its business to private equity firm Warburg Pincus. The announcement comes one month after <i>InvestmentNews</i> first reported that a deal for the RIA was in the works, which founder Adam Bold (pictured) denied at the time.

Fairholme Fund back on top to start the year
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 07, 2012
Fairholme Fund back on top to start the year

Sticking to his guns has paid off for Bruce Berkowitz so far in 2012, as his Fairholme Fund was up 17% in January

Bridgewater, AQR take aim at DC assets
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 07, 2012
Bridgewater, AQR take aim at DC assets

Alternative investment managers Bridgewater Associates and AQR Capital Management are turning their attention to the defined contribution plan market with tweaks to their strategies.

INVESTING ETFS FEB 06, 2012
All eyes on Pimco's ETF clone

INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 06, 2012
Berkowitz loses again as Sears slumps

Bruce Berkowitz, whose $8 billion Fairholme Fund is suffering its second-worst year on record because of bad bets on financial firms, may have lost about $180 million today on Sears Holdings Corp.

Fairholme Fund dumps Goldman, Morgan Stanley while keeping BofA
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 06, 2012
Fairholme Fund dumps Goldman, Morgan Stanley while keeping BofA

Bruce Berkowitz, suffering from redemptions after loading the Fairholme Fund with financial stocks, sold his stakes in Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley while keeping Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp.

INVESTING FINTECH FEB 05, 2012
Past performance may be a harbinger for future, after all

Fee disclosures could put the squeeze on 401(k) fund firms
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 02, 2012
Fee disclosures could put the squeeze on 401(k) fund firms

Asset managers that provide investments and nothing else may feel pricing pressure from index funds, plans sponsors

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 27, 2012
New funds add yield

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 26, 2012
The 50 mutual funds with the largest estimated net outflows in 2011

Funds ranked by net outflows, and include total assets and outflows as a percentage of total assets.

Supreme Court blocks market-timing lawsuit against Janus
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 26, 2012
Supreme Court blocks market-timing lawsuit against Janus

The Supreme Court today ruled in favor of the mutual fund industry in a case involving responsibility for statements made in prospectuses. A big deal? SIFMA said a decision for the plaintiffis would have caused 'crippling uncertainty' in the securities market.

INVESTING ETFS JAN 24, 2012
When trading ETFs, it pays to use limit orders

ETFs keep growing, underscoring the importance of exactly how they are bought and sold.

INsider: At current rates, money fund investors will double their money — in 2,000 years
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 20, 2012
INsider: At current rates, money fund investors will double their money — in 2,000 years

The question: Are such puny yields worth it when money isn't FDIC-insured?